Round 17 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2015-11-01
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) took pole for the 2015 Mexican Grand Prix with a 1:19.480 lap.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.188s shy of pole, with Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) third on the grid. Nico HĂĽlkenberg (Force India) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) missed the cut by 0.154s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.308s — pole to P10 — with Nico Hülkenberg (Force India) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:20.436 | 1:20.053 | 1:19.480 | 1:19.480 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:20.808 | 1:19.829 | 1:19.668 | +0.188 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:20.503 | 1:20.045 | 1:19.850 | +0.370 |
| 4 |
| 26Daniil Kvyat |
| Red Bull |
| 1:20.826 |
| 1:20.490 |
| 1:20.398 |
| +0.918 |
| 5 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:21.166 | 1:20.783 | 1:20.399 | +0.919 |
| 6 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:20.817 | 1:20.458 | 1:20.448 | +0.968 |
| 7 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:21.379 | 1:20.642 | 1:20.567 | +1.087 |
| 8 | 3Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:20.995 | 1:20.894 | 1:20.710 | +1.230 |
| 9 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:20.966 | 1:20.669 | 1:20.716 | +1.236 |
| 10 | 27Nico HĂĽlkenberg | Force India | 1:21.315 | 1:20.935 | 1:20.788 | +1.308 |
| 11 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:20.960 | 1:20.942 | — | +1.462 |
| 12 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:21.577 | 1:21.038 | — | +1.558 |
| 13 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:21.520 | 1:21.261 | — | +1.781 |
| 14 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:21.299 | 1:21.544 | — | +2.064 |
| 15 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:21.422 | 1:22.494 | — | +3.014 |
| 16 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:21.779 | — | — | +2.299 |
| 17 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:21.788 | — | — | +2.308 |
| 18 | 53Alexander Rossi | Manor Marussia | 1:24.136 | — | — | +4.656 |
| 19 | 28Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 1:24.386 | — | — | +4.906 |
| 20 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | — | — | — | — |